Is the Toyota Corolla perfect?
Conventional wisdom says that you just can't go wrong with a Toyota Corolla. If you solicit the opinions of a certain Mr Jeremy Clarkson, you may get alternative views. However, if you ask 30 million people across 142 nations who have bought Corollas since 1966, their collective opinions would be drastically different from JC's.
Well, the Corolla is here in India officially, and it will come with two engine options, 1.6 and 1.8, the latter also available with an automatic gearbox. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has promised us proper test cars, but to whet our appetite, they sent a 1.8 along for one of their 'Touch' exercises
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